01 May 2003

Rock'n'Roll Star

Pepper's Ghost

Unsigned

WE SAY

One of the best CDs we picked up at SXSW was by Philadelphia five-piece Pepper's Ghost. This is the instant opening track but there's a real breadth and quality of songwriting across all four tracks. As a bonus, they turned out to be young and good looking as well.

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